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Game 151, Road 77 (36-40) Probable Starting Mon at Hou: RHP (4-2, 3.33) vs LHP Erik Bedard (4-10, 4.47) 700 wlw/fso, 8:10et (84-66) at Tue at Hou: RHP (13-6, 3.35) vs RHP Jordan Lyles (7-7, 4.92) 700 wlw/fso, 8:10et (51-98) Wed at Hou: RHP Greg Reynolds (1-2, 5.66) vs RHP Brad Peacock (5-5, 5.27) 700 wlw/fso, 8:10et Thursday: Off day in Pittsburgh * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Fri at Pit: RH (14-6, 3.14) vs LH (16-7, 2.92) 700 wlw/fso/mlbn/espnR, 7:05et Monday, September 16, 2013 Sat at Pit: RH (11-10, 3.40) vs RH A.J. Burnett (8-10, 3.45) 700 wlw/fso/mlbn/espnR, 7:05et Minute Maid Park, Houston Sun at Pit: RHP (13-11, 3.56) vs LHP Jeff Locke (10-5, 3.14) 700 wlw/fso, 1:35et

TONIGHT'S GAME: Is Game 1 of a 3-game series vs Gene Dias' Astros and Game 4 (1-2) of a 9-game road trip that included a 2-1 series loss at Regular Season Record vs Astros* RED HOTS All-Time:...... 439-399-1 Mil and features an upcoming visit to Pit (off day Thu, 3g)...following this trip NL Wild Card Standings the Redlegs conclude the championship season with a 6-game homestand Interleague:...... 0-0 Team W L Pct. GB E# At :...... 48-26 vs the Mets (3g) and Pirates (3g). Pittsburgh 87 62 .584 +3.5 At Riverfront/Cinergy Field: ...... 152-117 St. Louis 87 62 .584 +3.5 At Great American Ball Park: ...... 35-40-1 TODAY'S TRANSACTIONS: Prior to tonight's game RHP Johnny Cueto will Cincinnati 84 66 .560 - At Colt Stadium:...... 16-11 be reinstated from the 60-day disabled list...a corresponding 40-man roster Washington 79 70 .530 -4.5 9 move will be announced prior to gametime. At Astrodome:...... 140-149 Arizona 75 73 .507 -8.0 6 At Enron/Minute Maid Park:...... 48-56 All other teams eliminated, Top 2 teams meet in a 1-game playoff STREAKED: In yesterday's 6-5 walkoff loss at Mil, Reds relievers Sam In 2013:...... 0-0 At Great American Ball Park:...... 0-0 Remaining Schedules LeCure, Manny Parra, J.J. Hoover and Zach Duke each allowed 1 ... prior to yesterday, LeCure had made 9 consecutive scoreless apps (8.1ip), At Minute Maid Park:...... 0-0 Below are the remaining schedules for the * Regular season since 1962 Reds, Cardinals and Pirates and their 2013 Parra had made 7 consecutive scoreless apps (6.1ip, 1h), Hoover had made 2013 Schedule & Results records vs those opponents: 7 consecutive scoreless apps (5ip), while Duke had not allowed a run in 8 Date Result Win/Loss/ Reds Cardinals Pirates apps since he joined the Reds on 8/30 (5ip) and had not allowed a in any Mon, 9/16 at Hou...... 8:05 3g at Hou.....0-0 4g at Col...... 2-1 4g vs SD.....2-1 of his previous 7 apps (3.2ip, 0bb, 2k). Tue, 9/17 at Hou...... 8:05 3g at Pit...... 6-7 3g at Mil..... 12-4 3g vs Cin.....7-6 Wed, 9/18 at Hou...... 8:05 3g vs NYM...3-0 3g vs Wsh.... 3-0 3g at Chi...10-6 SERIES NOTES: Tonight the Reds will meet for the first time the Astros of All times eastern 3g vs Pit...... 6-7 3g vs Chi...... 9-7 3g at Cin.....7-6 the ...went 10-5 vs the NL Astros last season and 41-20 over the previous 4 seasons...won 38 of the last 55g and 15 of the last 17 series vs Hou...at Minute Maid Park the Redlegs Reds' Designated Hitters In 2013 went 7-2 in 2012 and 21-10 over the previous 4 years...Joey Votto has the Reds’ highest career batting average vs Hou (.367, Player Avg H AB HR RBI 91-248, 8hr), followed by Ryan Hanigan (.333, 36-108, 2hr), (.304, 73-240, 18hr) and (.299, Hannahan .000 0 4 0 0 113-378, 14hr)…Bruce has an active 7-game vs the Astros (.360, 9-25, 3hr, 10rbi). Heisey .250 2 8 0 1 Mesoraco .250 1 4 0 0 ASTRONOMICAL: Joey Votto is hitting .427 in 33 career apps at Minute Maid Park (56-131, 19 2b, 3 3b, 5hr, 24rbi), including Paul .222 2 9 0 1 an active 21-game hitting streak (42-85, .494, 15 2b, 2 3b, 5hr, 20rbi)...is his highest batting average for any ballpark, with the DH Totals .200 5 25 0 2 exception of old Yankee Stadium (7-12, .583)...has an extra-base hit in 13 of his last 16 apps here, including a streak of 11 straight games with an XBH from 4/28/10-8/1/11...according to Elias Sports Bureau, the 11-game extra-base hit streak was Tag Team the longest by any player at any park since Hou’s produced an extra-base hit in 11 straight games from 1993-95 Joey Votto (137-150) and Shin-Soo Choo at SF’s Candlestick Park/3Com Park...Elias also said that the only other player in modern Major League history (since 1900) (130-144) combined have reached base in - other than Votto and Bagwell - to produce an extra-base hit in at least 11 consecutive games at any park was , 267 of their 294 apps...Votto has reached who did it in 12 straight games at StL's Sportsman's Park from 1939-40. base 290 times via hit, walk or HBP to lead the Major Leagues...LAA's ranks IN THE STANDINGS: Since they last led the NL Central, on 4/22, the Reds have spent the last 145 days in second, third or second with 289 and Choo third with 280... fourth place...since they were last in second place, on 6/20, have spent the last 86 days in third...the Reds are 0-1 in games listed below are the last sets of teammates to in which a victory would have moved them into second place (7-6 loss on 8/16 at Mil)...their 7.0-game deficit on 8/8 was their finish first and second in their leagues in OBP. largest since they finished the 2011 season 17.0g out...Cin's largest deficitlast year was -5.0g on 4/18. Last, 2005:..... NYY's Giambi (.440), Rodriguez (.421) Last NL, 1985:.. LA's Guerrero (.422), Scioscia (.407) DOT, DOT, DOT...: In the 11-0 win on 7/22 at SF, Mark Berry made his season debut in the third base coaching box following Last Reds, 1975:...... Morgan (.466), Rose (.406) 7 weeks of treatment for throat cancer...on 9/5 he was declared cancer-free...RHP on 8/23 had season- 2013 Ranks:...... Votto (.432, 1st), Choo (.422, 2nd) ending surgery to repair the torn flexor mass in his right forearm...rehabilitation timetable is approximately 6 months. Doubles & Homers Listed below are the only players in Reds VOTTO: Joey Votto leads the in walks, intentional walks (tied with Ari's ) and on-base history with at least 38 doubles and 29 percentage...is trying lead the NL in walks for the third straight season and in OBP for the fourth straight year...since 1900 homers in a season: would become the first batter in Reds history and the ninth player to lead the National League in walks for 3 straight seasons Player Year 2B HR ( last, 2000-2004)...would become the first Red and sixth player in Major League history to lead his league in Jay Bruce...... 2013...... 38...... 29 on-base percentage for 4 straight years (Barry Bonds, Rogers Hornsby in NL; Wade Boggs, , Lou Gehrig Joey Votto...... 2011...... 40...... 29 in AL)...with 29 doubles is trying to become only the second player in Reds history to produce 30 doubles in 6 consecutive ...... 1985...... 42...... 34 seasons (, 1965-70, 1972-78) and only the sixth Red with 30 doubles ...... 1974...... 38...... 33 in any 6 seasons (Rose, , , , Frank Disabled List Frank Robinson...... 1964...... 38...... 29 McCormick).. Player/Injury On Elgbl Off Frank Robinson...... 1962...... 51...... 39 Nick Masset (R shoulder) 3/31 4/6 - BRUCE: With 38 doubles, 29 HR and 93 RBI, Jay Bruce is trying to become Ryan Ludwick (R shoulder) 4/3 6/1 8/12 ERA Leaders, 2010-2013 only the 46th player in Major League history to produce a season of at least 45 (L shoulder) 4/10 4/23 4/26 1. C. Kershaw...... 2.40 5. J. Cueto...... 2.96 doubles, 30 HR and 100 RBI...fellow Beaumont, Texas native Frank Robinson Johnny Cueto (R lat muscle) 4/15 4/29 5/20 2. J. Weaver...... 2.85 6. J. Verlander..... 2.98 is the only Reds player to do it, in 1962 (51 2b, 39hr, 136rbi). Ryan Hanigan (L oblique) 4/21 5/5 5/10 3. C. Lee...... 2.91 7. D. Price...... 3.03 Manny Parra (L pectoral) 4/26 5/9 5/24 WALKS WILL HAUNT: Joey Votto (119) and Shin-Soo Choo (101) are the 4. F. Hernandez....2.94 8. A. Wainwright... 3.07 Chris Heisey (R hamstring) 4/29 5/13 6/25 Minimum 80 starts fourth set of Reds teammates with at least 100 walks in a season...they would join Sean Marshall (L shoulder) 5/24 7/20 - Bob Bescher (102) & Johnny Bates (103) in 1911, (115) & Johnny Johnny Cueto (R shoulder) 6/5 6/16 6/16 Vs Lefthanders Bench (100) in 1972 and Morgan (120) & Pete Rose (106) in 1974. Beginning with the 2010 season, Jay Bruce Jonathan Broxton (R elbow) 6/15 6/29 8/7 leads all Major League batters in home 200 : Homer Bailey (193k) and Mat Latos (179k) are trying Johnny Cueto (R lat muscle) 6/29 8/28 9/16 runs off lefthanded pitchers...he has 10 to become the first set of Reds teammates to record at least 200 strikeouts Ryan Hanigan (L wrist) 7/11 7/25 8/9 homers vs lefthanders this season. each...since 1882, only 9 Reds pitchers had at least 200 strikeouts in a season (R quad) 8/9 8/23 9/2 Player Home Runs vs LHP (accomplished 16 times): (4x), (3x), Jonathan Broxton (R flexor) 8/22 2014 - Jay Bruce...... 44 (2x), , , Jose Rijo, , Edinson Volquez, (low back) 8/25 9/5 9/5 ...... 40 and . Masset, Marshall, Broxton on 60-day disabled list ...... 36 ...... 36 Carlos Gonzalez...... 35 Reds' Last 10 Games ...... 35 H-R Winning Losing GA ...... 35 G Date Opp. D-N W-L Score Pitcher Save Rec. Pos. GB Att. Reds' All-Time Home Runs 150 9/15 at Mil R-D L 5-6 Henderson, 4-5 Duke, 1-2 84-66 3 -3.5 26,725 1. Johnny Bench...... 389 149 9/14 at Mil R-D W 7-3 Bailey, 11-10 Hellweg, 1-4 Chapman, 36 84-65 3 -2.5 25,929 148 9/13 at Mil R-N L 1-5 LOHSE, 10-9 Latos, 14-6 83-65 3 -3.5 39,665 11. ...... 172 147 9/11 vs Chi H-D W 6-0 Leake, 13-6 Samardzija, 8-12 83-64 3 -3.0 22,088 12. Jay Bruce...... 163 146 9/10 vs Chi H-N L 1-9 Jackson, 8-15 Cingrani, 7-4 82-64 3 -3.0 21,396 T13. Brandon Phillips...... 160 145 9/9 vs Chi H-N L 0-2 Wood, 9-11 Arroyo, 13-11 Gregg, 31 82-63 3 -2.0 22,920 ...... 160 144 9/8 vs LAD H-N W 3-2 Chapman, 4-5 Belisario, 5-7 82-62 3 -1.5 34,041 15. Joey Votto...... 156 143 9/7 vs LAD H-D W 4-3 (10) Hoover, 4-5 Wilson, 1-1 81-62 3 -1.5 40,790 T16. Joe Morgan...... 152 142 9/6 vs LAD H-N W 3-2 Leake, 12-6 Howell, 2-1 Chapman, 35 80-62 3 -2.0 33,778 Pete Rose...... 152 141 9/5 vs StL H-N W 6-2 Cingrani, 7-2 Lynn, 13-10 79-82 3 -3.0 21,418

World SERIES Champions: 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990 National League Champions: 1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990 Tonight's - RHP Johnny Cueto Red Hots Johnny Cueto today will come off the disabled list to make his first appearance since 6/28 at Tex, when he left after 29 pitches with a strained right lat...the club's starter for the last 2 seasons has made 158 Major League apps, all starts...Wed at home threw a 60-pitch simulated game and Sat in Mil threw a , both without complications...was on the disabled list with the lat injury 3 times this season, from 4/15-5/19, from 6/5-6/15 and since 6/29...went 1-0, 2.60 in 3 starts before his first trip to the DL, then went 2-0, 1.80 in 3 more starts before he was disabled again...went 1-2, 7.15 in 3 more starts until he returned to the DL for the third time...in 18 career starts vs American League teams is 9-4, 2.67 (111.1ip, 33er)...produced quality starts in 7 of his last 8 apps vs the AL (5-1, 1.54, 52.2ip, 9er)...threw at least 7.0 in 7 of those 8 starts. Cueto's 2013 Appearances DATE TEAM OPP RESULT DEC ERA BAA GS CG BFP IP H R ER BB SO HR PT 4/1/2013 CIN LAA L 1-3 (13) - 1.29 .125 1 0 27 7.0 3 1 1 2 9 1 105 4/7/2013 CIN WAS W 6-3 W (1-0) 2.77 .292 1 0 27 6.0 7 3 3 3 6 1 108 4/13/2013 CIN @PIT L 1-3 - 2.60 .143 1 0 15 4.1 2 1 1 1 3 0 51 April Totals, 3 Games 1-2 1-0 2.60 .194 3 0 69 17.1 12 5 5 6 18 2 264 5/20/2013 CIN @NYM W 4-3 W (2-0) 3.22 .176 1 0 22 5.0 3 3 3 4 8 1 90 5/26/2013 CIN CHC L 4-5 (10) (bs, 1) 2.76 .167 1 0 26 7.0 4 1 1 2 2 0 106 5/31/2013 CIN @PIT W 6-0 W (3-0) 2.17 .042 1 0 26 8.0 1 0 0 1 6 0 103 May Totals, 3 Games 2-1 2-0 1.80 .123 3 0 74 20.0 8 4 4 7 16 1 299 6/16/2013 CIN MIL W 5-1 W (4-0) 2.08 .217 1 0 23 6.0 5 1 1 0 3 1 88 6/21/2013 CIN @ARI L 5-11 L (4-1) 3.21 .478 1 0 24 4.1 *11 7 7 1 3 2 96 6/28/2013 CIN @TEX L 0-4 L (4-2) 3.33 .400 1 0 5 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 29 June Totals, 3 Games 1-2 1-2 7.15 .353 3 0 52 11.1 18 9 9 1 7 3 213 Season Totals, 9 Games 4-5 4-2 3.33 .213 9 0 195 48.2 38 18 18 14 41 6 777 -game career highs 9.0 11 9 9 8 11 4 124 (bs) Victim of blown save; * Tied career high; On disabled list 4/15-5/19, 6/5-6/15, 6/29-9/15 Career vs Astros DATE TEAM OPP RESULT DEC ERA BAA GS CG BFP IP H R ER BB SO HR PT 9/9/2012 CIN HOU L 1-5 L (17-8) 2.71 .474 1 0 21 4.0 9 4 4 1 6 1 84 4/28/2012 CIN HOU W 6-0 W (3-0) 1.39 .208 1 0 26 7.0 5 0 0 1 3 0 120 9/29/2010 CIN HOU L 0-2 L (12-7) 3.64 .308 1 0 26 7.0 8 2 1 0 4 0 100 9/17/2010 CIN @HOU L 3-5 - 3.35 .227 1 0 25 6.0 5 3 3 1 6 1 101 7/24/2010 CIN @HOU W 7-0 W (10-2) 3.18 .143 1 0 29 8.0 4 0 0 1 6 0 122 9/27/2009 CIN @HOU L 2-3 L (10-11) 4.35 .214 1 0 33 7.1 6 3 3 5 5 1 111 4/27/2009 CIN HOU L 1-4 - 2.19 .269 1 0 27 7.0 7 1 1 1 5 1 98 4/17/2009 CIN @HOU W 2-1 - 4.22 .133 1 0 21 4.2 2 1 1 6 3 0 88 9/25/2008 CIN @HOU L 6-8 L (9-14) 4.81 .467 1 0 19 2.2 7 5 5 3 1 0 75 8/8/2008 CIN HOU L 5-9 (10) - 5.01 .391 1 0 26 5.0 9 3 3 2 9 2 109 7/28/2008 CIN @HOU L 4-5 L (7-10) 5.02 .320 1 0 27 6.0 8 5 5 1 3 1 110 4/24/2008 CIN HOU L 3-5 L (1-2) 4.05 .286 1 0 30 7.0 8 5 5 2 2 1 99 Career vs Astros, 12g 3-9 2-6 3.89 .280 12 0 310 71.2 78 32 31 24 53 8 1217 Career at Minute Maid Park, 6g 2-4 1-3 4.41 .241 6 0 154 34.2 32 17 17 17 24 3 607 Career vs Astros Batters BATTER PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO BA OBP SLG Altuve, Jose HOU 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 Castro, Jason HOU 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Corporan, Carlos HOU 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 Crowe, Trevor HOU 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .333 .000 Dominguez, Matt HOU 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 Harrell, Lucas HOU 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Martinez, J.D. HOU 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 Paredes, Jimmy HOU 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 Wallace, Brett HOU 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 .250 .333 .250 Team Totals 35 32 1 7 0 0 1 4 3 0 6 .219 .286 .313 Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher - RHP Mike Leake Red Hots Mike Leake doesn't turn 26 years old until November but already has made 4 Opening Day rosters...his 13 wins and 182.2 are career highs...is 1 start and 4 strikeouts shy of career highs...in 11 of his 29 starts threw at least 6.0 innings while allowing 0 or 1 ...in 11 career starts vs American League teams is 2-3, 3.10 (69.2ip, 24er), including this season's no-decisions in the Reds' 4-2 win vs Cle on 5/27 and 11-, 6-4 win on 6/29 at Tex and his 4-2 loss on 7/5 vs Sea (2.79era, 19.1ip, 6er). Leake's September Starts DATE TEAM OPP RESULT DEC ERA BAA GS CG BFP IP H R ER BB SO HR PT 9/1/2013 CIN @COL L 4-7 L (11-6) 3.51 .400 1 0 22 4.1 8 6 6 2 4 1 71 9/6/2013 CIN LAD W 3-2 W (12-6) 3.46 .185 1 0 27 7.2 5 2 2 0 5 1 98 9/11/2013 CIN CHC W 6-0 W (13-6) 3.35 .200 1 0 24 5.2 4 0 0 4 6 0 107 Season Totals, 29 Games 17-12 *13-6 3.35 .259 29 0 759 *182.2 180 74 68 46 114 20 2752 Single-season career highs 13 W 9 L 3.86 30 2 182.2 201 97 91 49 118 26 * Career highs, (bs) Victim of blown save Career vs Astros DATE TEAM OPP RESULT DEC ERA BAA GS CG BFP IP H R ER BB SO HR PT 8/31/2012 CIN @HOU W 9-3 W (7-8) 4.45 .292 1 0 26 6.0 7 2 2 2 6 2 106 7/24/2012 CIN @HOU W 4-2 W (4-6) 4.12 .241 1 0 30 8.0 7 2 2 1 6 1 112 6/1/2012 CIN @HOU W 4-1 W (2-5) 4.95 .167 1 0 27 7.0 4 1 1 3 7 0 108 4/27/2012 CIN HOU L 4-6 L (0-3) 6.65 .389 1 0 19 3.2 7 6 3 0 1 0 65 5/11/2011 CIN @HOU L 3-4 L (3-2) 5.80 .500 0 0 3 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 14 5/9/2011 CIN @HOU W 6-1 - 5.60 .000 0 0 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 5/3/2011 CIN HOU L 4-10 L (3-1) 5.77 .389 1 0 19 3.2 7 7 7 1 5 1 72 4/5/2011 CIN HOU W 8-2 W (1-0) 3.00 .150 1 0 24 6.0 3 2 2 2 4 0 94 7/25/2010 CIN @HOU L 0-4 L (7-2) 3.57 .292 1 0 27 6.1 7 4 4 3 3 2 94 5/30/2010 CIN HOU L 0-2 (10) - 2.45 .318 1 0 25 6.0 7 0 0 3 3 0 97 4/28/2010 CIN @HOU W 6-4 W (2-0) 3.25 .208 1 0 26 7.0 5 1 1 2 5 0 105 Career vs Astros, 11g 6-5 5-4 3.76 .264 9 0 229 55.0 55 26 23 18 41 6 880 Career at Minute Maid Park, 7g 5-2 4-2 2.78 .238 5 0 142 35.2 31 11 11 12 28 5 552 RedsR Mediss cellaneouPitchers s

Quality Starts (64-27) Reds Starters & Relievers Save Opportunities (41-56) Pitcher, Record in Quality Starts w-l era ip er hr Pitcher, Saves-Save Opportunites Arroyo...... 16-6 Cingrani...... 4-3 Leake...... 13-2 Starters...... 63-42...... 3.37...... 939.2...... 352..... 100 Jonathan Broxton...... 0-3 Sam LeCure...... 1-3 Bailey...... 13-7 Cueto...... 3-2 Reynolds...... 1-1 Relievers...... 21-24...... 3.51...... 421.0...... 164...... 53 ...... 36-41 ...... 0-1 Latos...... 14-6 J.J. Hoover...... 3-5 Alfredo Simon...... 1-3

Team Batting ' ERA Team Miscellaneous Most Hits...... 19, 4/5 vs Wsh GS IP ER ERA Longest Winning Streak...... 6g, 5/10-5/16 Fewest Hits...... 1 (2x), 4/25 at Wsh (Votto HR) & 4/26 at Wsh (Paul 1B) Hanigan 36-24 531.2 203 3.44 Longest Losing Streak...... 5g (2x), 4/9-4/14 & 7/26-7/30 Most Runs...... 15, 4/5 vs Wsh (15-0 win) Mesoraco 43-35 729.0 278 3.43 Longest Game...... 16 innings (GABP record), 9/4 vs StL (5-4 loss) Most Runs, Inning...... 9, 4/8 at StL (9th inning) Miller 5-7 100.0 35 3.15 Longest Game By Time...... 5:07, 6/13 at Cubs (14 innings) Most Home Runs...... 6, 4/5 vs Wsh Most Games Over .500...... 20, 82-62 (9/8) Most LOB...... 17, 4/20 vs Mia Catchers' % Most Games Under .500...... 2, 5-7 (4/14) Catcher SB CS % Biggest Lead in NL Central...... +2.0, 4/8 (5-2) Team Pitching Hanigan 15 11 42% Biggest Deficit in NL Central...... -7.0, 8/8 (63-51) Fewest Hits Allowed...... 0, 7/2 vs SF (Bailey no-hitter, 3-0 win) Mesoraco 41 10 20% Biggest Comeback Win.....3 (2x), Last: 5/24 vs Chi (trailed 3-0, won 7-4) Most Hits Allowed...... 20, 6/5 vs Col Miller 7 1 13% Biggest Blown Lead In Loss...... 5, 4/14 at Pit (led 5-0, lost 10-7) Most Runs Allowed...... 15, 8/4 vs StL (15-2 loss) Catchers 63 22 26% Reds When They Score First / Out-Hit Opponent...... 62-22 / 59-9 Most Home Runs Allowed...... 6, 6/5 vs Col ( Steals 2 -) Reds When Leading...... 67-9 after 7th inning & 67-3 after 8th inning Most Walks Issued...... 8 (3x); 7/3 vs SF (11 inn.), 8/2 vs StL, 9/14 at Mil (Pickoffs/CS - 8) Walkoff Wins & Losses...... 11-8 Most Strikeouts...... 20 (club record), 7/28 at LAD (1-0 loss in 11 innings) (PO attempt 0 -) Come-From-Behind Wins...... 24 Reds Pitchers Reds Batters REDS PITCHERS REDS BATTERS Rank fourth in the National League in ERA (3.41)...on the road trip are 1-2, 4.97 (25.1ip, Rank eighth in the National League in hitting (.251). 14er)...are 38 strikeouts shy of establishing for the second straight year a single-season club record (1,248k in 2012)...the 2012 and 2013 Reds staffs are the first in Major League 32 JAY BRUCE, rf Road Trip: 2-10, 3bb, 1sb, 3r history to produce in consecutive seasons at least 6 pitchers with 100 strikeouts The native of nearby Beaumont leads the National League in extra-base hits (68) and (2013: Bailey 193, Latos 179, Cingrani 120, Arroyo 119, Leake 114, Chapman 105 ranks among the NL leaders in several other statistical categories...has a career-high & 2012: Latos 185, Cueto 170, Bailey 168, Arroyo 129, Chapman 122, Leake 116)... 38 doubles and with 93rbi is 6 shy of his career high...his career-high 12 outfield assists the 1964 Reds staff also did it (Maloney 214, Tsitouris 146, O’Toole 145, Jay 134, rank T2nd in the NL...his 192rbi over the last 2 seasons rank third in the National League Ellis 125, Nuxhall 111). (Goldschmidt 196, Freeman 193) and 12th in the Major Leagues...the only players in the Major Leagues with at least 38 doubles, 29 homers and 93rbi are Bruce (38 2b, STARTERS 29hr, 93rbi) and Chris Davis (41 2b, 50hr, 131rbi)...over the last 3 seasons, the only Rank second in the National League in ERA (3.37; LAD 1st, 3.12)...on the road trip players in the Major Leagues with at least 100 doubles and 95 homers are Bruce (100 are 1-1, 4.50 (20ip, 10er). 2b, 95hr) and (114 2b, 117hr)...Bruce is the only player in Major League history to hit at least 20 HR in his first season and then increase that total in each of RELIEVERS his next 4 years (21 in 2008, 22 in 2009, 25 in 2010, 32 in 2011, 34 in 2012)...is 1 of Rank ninth in the National League in ERA (3.51)...on the road trip are 0-1, 6.75 (5.1ip, only 15 players in Major League history to produce at least 20 HR in each of his first 6 4er) and converted 1-2 save opps (Chapman SV, Hoover BS)...until yesterday's 6-5 loss seasons...is 1 homer shy of becoming only the sixth player in Reds history to produce at Mil (2ip, 4er) the bullpen had made 3 consecutive scoreless apps (6.2ip, 5h, 6bb, 8k). 30 home runs in 3 straight seasons ( 1953-56, Frank Robinson 1958-62, 1969-71, 1977-79, 2004-08). 54 AROLDIS CHAPMAN, lhp Road Trip: 1g, 1sv, 1.1ip, 4k Is an All-Star for the second straight season...ranks T3rd in the National League in 17 SHIN-SOO CHOO, cf Road Trip: 2-10, 1 2b, 1hr, 3rbi, 3bb, 4r saves...has made 9 consecutive scoreless apps (10.1ip)...has produced his second In his last 18 apps is hitting .375 (24-64, 5 2b, 5hr, 11rbi, 15bb)...leads all Major League straight 36-save season (38sv in 2012)...has converted 6 consecutive save chances, leadoff hitters in HR, walks and OBP...has established career highs in walks and runs 12 of his last 13 and 18 of his last 20...has struck out the side 12 times...in his career scored and with 21 homers is 1 shy of his career high (2010)...Choo (101bb, 101r) LH batters are 21-for-190 (.111, 3 2b, 1hr, 5rbi, 23bb, 104k)...has 4 career saves of and LAA's Mike Trout (100bb, 104r) are the only players in the Major Leagues with more than 1.0 inning...on 8/21 vs Ari recorded his only career 2.0-inning save and his at least 100 walks and 100 runs scored...has reached base safely in 130 of his 144 first career (struck out vs )...in his career has allowed 1 apps, including a streak of 18g snapped Fri at Mil and a season-high streak of 22g HR to a LH batter (Luke Scott), one 2-homer game (5/19/13 at Phi, Kratz & Galvis) and (4/1-4/25)...his 6 leadoff home runs are 2 shy of Kal Daniels' single-season record (8, 4 walkoff HR (ACabrera, Galvis, Denorfia, Lucroy). 1987)...leads the Major Leagues in times hit by a pitch (25), a new club record (24, Last pitched Opp Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP Jason LaRue 2004)...has 196 career doubles. Sat, 9/14 at Mil 149 W, 7-3 SV 1.1 0 0 0 2 4 0 28 2 ZACK COZART, ss Road Trip: 1-11, 1rbi 58 NICK CHRISTIANI, rhp Road Trip: 0g Is 1-for-15 in 4 apps since his career-high 15-game hitting streak was snapped Wed vs In Tue's 9-1 loss vs Cubs made his only appearance since he rejoined the team on 9/3, Cubs...was the second-longest active hitting streak in the Major Leagues at the time after Louisville's season ended (49g, 6-5-3, 3.86)...is his second stint with the Reds... (Wsh's Denard Span, 21g) and fell 1g shy of Choo's team season high (16g, 7/2-7/22)... was promoted the first time on 8/22, following Jonathan Broxton's season-ending right leads the National League in sacrifice flies (10) and ranks T3rd in sacrifice bunts (11)... forearm injury, and returned to Louisville on 8/30, when Zach Duke was promoted...on his 10 sac flies are the most by a Reds batter since in 1989 (11). 8/23 vs Mil became the fifth Reds player this season to make his Major League debut (OF Derrick Robinson, OF Donald Lutz, IF Neftali Soto, RHP Curtis Partch). 21 , 3b Road Trip: 4-9, 1hr, 3rbi, 1hbp Last pitched Opp Game Score Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP In his last 13 apps is hitting .340 (16-47, 3 2b, 3hr, 8rbi)...produced 2 hits in each of Tue, 9/10 vs Chi 146 L, 1-9 - 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 his last 2 apps (4-8, 1hr, 3rbi).

30 ZACH DUKE, lhp Road Trip: 3g, 0-1, 1.1ip, 1h, 1er, 1hr 6 BILLY HAMILTON, of Road Trip: 1g as PR, 1sb, 1r Until yesterday's walkoff HR to Sean Halton had not allowed a run since he joined the According to Elias Sports Bureau became the first player in modern Major League Reds on 8/30 (8g, 5ip) and did not allow a hit in any of his previous 7 apps (3.2ip, 0bb, history to record a in each of his first 4 career apps...NYY's Fritz Maisel 2k)...has stranded all 7 inherited baserunners...began the season with the Nationals (1913), StL's Ray Lankford (1990) and NYM's Pat Howell (1992) each had a steal in and in 12g there went 1-1, 8.71 (20.2ip, 31h, 8bb, 11k)...was released on 6/10 and 3 their first 3 apps...Hamilton also is first player in the live ball era to record 2 stolen bases days later was signed by the Reds to a minor league contract...was released on 8/3 and 2 runs scored in his first 2 career apps without recording a plate appearance...has but then on 8/13 was re-signed and returned to Louisville...in 26g overall at Louisville scored 2 game-winning runs (9/3 vs StL, 9/7 vs LAD)...made his Major League debut went 2-0-2, 1.30 (27.2ip, 19h, 5bb, 34k)...while with the Pirates in 2009 was a National on 9/3 vs StL, pinch ran in the seventh inning and scored the game's only run on Todd League All-Star (32gs, 11-16, 4.06, 49bb, 106k). Frazier's double...on 9/2 the organization's top prospect was promoted from Louisville Last pitched Opp Game Score Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP (123g, .256, 18 2b, 4 3b, 6hr, 41rbi, 75sb)...was an All-Star in Sun, 9/15 at Mil 150 L, 5-6 L 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 voting of general managers, managers, coaches, broadcasters and beat writers...led all Class AAA batters with 75 stolen bases, the IL's highest total since Otis Nixon of 60 J.J. HOOVER, rhp Road Trip: 2g, 0.2ip, 2h, 1er, 1bb, 1k Columbus had a league-record 94 steals in 1983...ranked second overall in the minors Until yesterday had made 7 consecutive scoreless apps (5ip)...from 6/13-8/19 threw 26.1 behind Class AA Birmingham's Micah Johnson, who had 84 stolen bases...also this scoreless innings over 23 apps, career-high streaks snapped on 8/20 vs Ari when he season participated in the Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game at Citi Field and the -A allowed a to Paul Goldschmidt...the 23-game scoreless stretch is a franchise All-Star Game in Reno, Nevada...was the sixth Reds player this season to make his record for a righthander...by both innings and games were the longest active streaks in big league debut (OF Derrick Robinson, OF Donald Lutz, IF Neftali Soto, RHP Curtis the Major Leagues when snapped...in the 10-inning, 11-4 loss vs StL on 6/9 allowed a Partch, RHP Nick Christiani). career-high 6 runs in 0.2ip...his season ERA in his other 62 apps is 2.09 (60.1ip, 14er). Last pitched Opp Game Score Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP 29 RYAN HANIGAN, c Road Trip: 2g, 0-6, 1bb, 1hbp Sun, 9/15 at Mil 150 L, 5-6 BS 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 11 With 1 out in the bottom of the ninth of the 3-2 win on 9/8 vs LAD doubled off Belisario to drive in the game-ending run...was disabled twice, from 4/21-5/9 with a strained left 63 SAM LeCURE, rhp Road Trip: 2g, 1ip, 1h, 3bb, 1k oblique and from 7/11-8/8 with a sprained left wrist...caught 3 of the staff's 5 complete Has made a career-high 59 apps...until yesterday had made 9 consecutive scoreless games and 10 of its 15 ...caught both Homer Bailey no-hitters, joining Ernie apps (8.1ip)...in the 2-1 win on 8/22 vs Ari recorded his first Major League save and Lombardi (Johnny Vander Meer's consecutive no-hitters in 1938) and Heinie Pietz second professional save...has stranded 23-26 inherited baserunners, including the ( in 1898, Noodles Hahn in 1900) as the only catchers in Reds history bases loaded 3 times...on 8/4 vs StL allowed a season-high 5 hits and 4 runs (1ip)...in to catch 2 no-hitters. his other 58 apps has posted a 2.25era (56ip, 14er)...produced a pair of season-high 10-appearance scoreless streaks (5/7-6/1, 6/14-7/12). 9 JACK HANNAHAN, inf Road Trip: 1gs at 3B, 1-3 Last pitched Opp Game Score Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP In the sixth inning of Wed's 6-0 win vs Cubs hit a 3-run HR off , his only Sun, 9/15 at Mil 150 L, 5-6 - 0.2 0 1 1 1 0 0 11 homer of the season and the first pinch-hit HR of his career...last started Fri at Mil, played 3B (1-3)...has hit safely in 4 consecutive starts, including a pair of 2-hit games (6-14, .429, 1 2b)...has made 24 starts (21gs at 3B, 1gs at 2B at 6/5 vs Col, 1gs at 1B on 6/14 vs Mil, 1gs at DH on 5/29 at Cle). RRededs sP Pitcheritcherss Reds Batters 45 SEAN MARSHALL, lhp On Disabled List 28 CHRIS HEISEY, of Road Trip: 1g, 0-1 Since 5/24 has been on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left shoulder...also Is hitless in 14ab since he went 4-for-4 on 9/1 at Col...his career high is 0-for-16...from was on the DL from 4/10-4/25 (left shoulder tendinitis)...has stranded 9-11 inherited 4/29-6/24 was disabled with a strained right hamstring. baserunners...has retired 21 of his 27 batters (4h, 2bb, 7k). Last pitched Opp Game Score Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP 3 CESAR IZTURIS, inf Road Trip: 0g Mon, 5/20 at NYM 45 W, 4-3 - 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 Was the only non-roster invitee to earn a spot on Opening Day roster... has made 23 starts, including 9gs at 2B (last, 9/7 vs LAD) and 14gs at SS (last, 8/18 66 LOGAN ONDRUSEK, rhp Road Trip: 1g, 1ip, 1h, 1bb at Mil)...in the 10-inning, 4-3 win on 9/7 vs LAD, his RBI-double in the seventh tied Has posted a 2.92era in 24 apps since he was promoted on 6/29, when Johnny Cueto it at 3-3...on 8/28 at StL made the 1,300th appearance of his Major League career. was disabled (24.2ip, 8er)...in 22 apps on the road has posted an ERA of 2.84 (25.1ip, 8er)...is in his second stint with the Reds...made 21 apps for Cin from 4/10-6/7...also 48 RYAN LUDWICK, lf Road Trip: 3-12, 1rbi pitched at Pensacola (3g, 4/5-4/8) and Louisville (6g, 6/8-6/28). The Reds are 19-14 (.576) since he came off the disabled list on 8/12...went hitless Last pitched Opp Game Score Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP yesterday at Mil (1rbi), snapping his season-high 5-game hitting streak (6-20, .300, 2 Fri, 9/13 at Mil 148 L, 1-5 - 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 2b, 1rbi)...from 4/3-8/11 was disabled following surgery to repair the torn labrum in his right shoulder...suffered the injury while sliding head first into third base on Opening 43 MANNY PARRA, lhp Road Trip: 1g, 1bf, 1hbp, 1er Day vs LAA...didn't play again until 8/12 at Chi. Media guide bio is available in the press box and in the media guide online at redspressbox.com...until yesterday had made 7 consecutive scoreless apps (6.1ip, 39 , c Road Trip: 2g, 1gs, 0-3, 1rbi 1h)...has made 6 consecutive hitless apps (4.2ip, 1er, 4bb, 1hbp)...in his last 39 apps Caught 2 of the staff's 5 complete games and 6 of its 16 shutouts...leads the team in beginning 6/11 has posted a 1.74era (31ip, 6er), including career-high scoreless streaks starts at catcher (78) and innings caught (729.0), both career highs. of 19 apps and 15.1 innings snapped on 7/30 at SD...over 17 apps from 6/21-8/7 retired 42-48 batters...has stranded 22-26 inherited baserunners, including 21 of the last 24... 37 CORKY MILLER, c Road Trip: 0g from 4/26-5/23 was disabled with a strained left pectoral muscle...in 45 apps since he In Tue's 9-1 loss vs Chi produced an RBI-double for the Reds' only run...has made 2 came off the DL has posted a 2.57era (35ip, 10er). apps since he was reinstated from the disabled list on 9/2...from 8/9-9/1 was on the DL Last pitched Opp Game Score Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP with a right quad contusion suffered in a home plate collision on 8/7 vs Oak...at age 37 Sun, 9/15 at Mil 150 L, 5-6 - 1bf - 1 1 1hbp - - 7 is the oldest Reds player to start a game at catcher since 37-year-old in 1951...was promoted to the Reds during each of Ryan Hanigan's 2 stints on the disabled 46 CURTIS PARTCH, rhp Road Trip: 0g list...for the Reds has played in 152g in parts of 7 seasons (2001-2004, 2009-2010, Has made 2 apps since he was promoted from Louisville on 9/1 (3ip, 4er)...is his 2013)...on the current roster, only Arroyo (8) and Phillips (8) played at least 1 game second stint with the Reds this season...posted a 3.71era in 10 apps from 6/9-8/2... in more seasons for the Reds...made 44 apps for Louisville (.200, 6 2b, 4hr, 19rbi). in the 14-inning, 6-5 loss on 6/13 at Cubs threw 4.0 scoreless innings (1h, 0bb, 4k), 26 XAVIER PAUL, of Road Trip: 0g tied for the longest outing by a Reds reliever this season (Cingrani, 6/28 at Tex)...also First name is pronounced X-Zavier...in Wed's 6-0 win vs Cubs made his first start this season made 8 apps for Pensacola (0-0-4, 2.16) and 24 apps for Louisville (1-2-2, since 8/25 vs Mil...ranks among the National League pinch-hitting leaders in hits (8-30, 4.13)...on 6/9 vs StL made his Major League debut. .267), HR (3) and RBI (9)...hit his 3 pinch-hit HR on 4/5 vs Wsh (grand slam off Henry Last pitched Opp Game Score Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP Rodriguez), 5/12 vs Mil (solo off Mike Fiers) and 8/11 vs SD (2-run off ). Tue, 9/10 vs Chi 146 L, 1-9 - 1.2 3 3 3 2 0 2 41 4 BRANDON PHILLIPS, 2b Road Trip: 4-13 40 GREG REYNOLDS, rhp Road Trip: 0g Is an All-Star for the third time in 4 seasons, a starter for the first time...on 8/28, after Media guide bio is on Page 218...since Tony Cingrani came off the disabled list on 9/5 122 starts batting cleanup and 1 start batting third in the order, moved back into the has made 1 appearance, in relief in the 9-1 loss on 9/10 vs Cubs...in Tue's game replaced second spot...since then has made 15 of his 16 apps batting second (17-61, .279, 9r)... Cingrani, who left after aggravating a back injury...prior to that relief appearance had ranks second in the National League in RBI...no Reds ever has led made his first 3 apps for the Reds as a starter (1-2, 4.74)...made his first start in the the NL in RBI...is the first Reds 2B with 100rbi since Joe Morgan in 1976 (111) and nightcap of the on 7/23 at SF and his last 2 starts on 8/25 vs Mil and 8/31 the first Major League 2B since Dan Uggla in 2010...leads the Major Leagues with 19 at Col while filling in for the injured Cingrani...on 8/31 at threw a career-high game-winning RBI and ranks second with 35 go-ahead RBI (Det's Miguel Cabrera, 36)... 8.0 innings to earn the 8-3 win, his first since 7/2/11 for Col vs KC...spent most of the with the bases loaded is 11-for-18 with a grand slam, is tied with Bos' Mike Napoli for season at Class AAA Louisville, where he received the Mary E. Barney Award as the the Major League lead in hits and ranks second in RBI (24, Napoli 31)...is the Reds' team's Most Valuable Player (23g, 21gs, 12-3, 2.42, 3cg, 1sho 156.1ip, 139h, 26bb, all-time leader among second basemen in hits, doubles, HR and RBI while ranking 97k, 6hr)...ranked among the International League leaders in wins (12, T2nd), ERA third in stolen bases. (2.42, 2nd) and innings pitched (156.1, 6th)...was the International League’s starting pitcher in the Triple-A All-Star Game in Reno and earned the 4-3 win over the Pacific 15 DERRICK ROBINSON, of Road Trip: 1g as PH, sac Coast League (1ip, 3h, 2er, 0bb, 0k, 18 pitches). Since his 9/1 promotion from Louisville has made 9 apps (0-5), predominately as a Last pitched Opp Game Score Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP defensive replacement in LF...is his second stint with the Reds this season...on 4/3 Tue, 9/10 vs Chi 146 L, 1-9 - 1.2 6 4 3 0 0 1 35 was promoted to replace disabled LF Ryan Ludwick and remained on the roster until 31 ALFREDO SIMON, rhp Road Trip: 0g Ludwick came off the DL on 8/12...has made 35 starts (28gs in LF, 7gs in CF), most recently on 8/6 vs Oak...on 4/7 vs Wsh singled off for his first career Last name is pronounced SIGH-mon...has made a career-high 57 apps...in his last hit...in 15g at Louisville hit .220 (13-59, 3 2b, 3rbi, 3sb). 6 apps has posted a 1.23era (7.1ip, 1er)...in the 5-1 win on 6/15 vs Mil recorded the Reds' first 3-inning save since did it on 9/1/09 vs Pit...on 4/27 at Wsh, 36 HENRY RODRIGUEZ, inf Road Trip: 0g 6/15 vs Mil and 9/4 vs StL threw a season-high 3.0 innings...13 other times threw at Since his 9/1 promotion from Louisville has made 3 apps, all as a (1-2, least 2.0 innings in an outing...on 5/6 vs Atl struck out all 6 batters faced, a new career 1bb)...is his second stint with the Reds this season...during his time on the roster from high for strikeouts in a relief appearance...became the first Reds pitcher to strike out 6/7-6/10 made 2 apps as a pinch hitter, on 6/7 and 6/8 vs StL...in 126 apps overall at 6 consecutive hitters since Aaron Harang produced 7 straight strikeouts in a relief Louisville hit .274 (17 2b, 4hr, 41rbi, 6sb, 61g at 3B, 63g at 2B). appearance on 5/25/08 at SD...had 6 strikeouts again on 6/15 vs Mil (3ip)...on 4/13 at Pit singled off Justin Wilson for his first career hit...made 1 apearance for Team Dominican 50 NEFTALI SOTO, inf Road Trip: 0g Republic in the World Baseball Classic. Since he was recalled from Louisville on 9/2 has made 5 apps (0-4, 1hbp)...is his third Last pitched Opp Game Score Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP stint with the Reds this season...was on the roster for 2 days from 5/18-5/19 and for Wed, 9/11 vs Chi 147 W, 6-0 - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 another 5 days from 7/19-7/23...on 5/18 at Phi made his Major League debut as a defensive replacement for Joey Votto at 1B...for the Bats hit .271 in 118 apps (21 2b, 15hr, 61rbi, 3sb, 47g at 1B, 76g at 3B).

19 JOEY VOTTO, 1b Road Trip: 4-11, 1hr, 4rbi, 2bb Is an All-Star for the fourth straight season...since his season-high 0-for-13 skid is 13- for-29 (.448, 2 2b, 2hr, 6rbi, 8bb)...reached base safely in 137 of his 150 apps, including a season-high streak of 38g (6/13-7/26)...was NL Player of the Week for 5/13-5/19... has 987 career hits...more notes on Page 1.

No-Hitters In Reds History (16) Pitcher Score Pitcher Score Charles Jones, 10/15/1892 vs Pittsburgh (ML debut) Won, 7-1 , 6/18/1947 vs Boston Won, 6-0 Ted Breitenstein, 4/22/1898 vs Pittsburgh Won, 11-0 Jim Maloney, 8/19/1965 at Chicago, Game 1 (10 innings) Won, 1-0 Noodles Hahn, 7/12/1900 vs Philadelphia Won, 4-0 George Culver, 7/29/1968 at Philadelphia, Game 2 Won, 6-1 , 5/2/1917 at Chicago (10 innings) Won, 1-0 Jim Maloney, 4/30/1969 vs Houston Won, 10-0 Hod Eller, 5/11/1919 vs St. Louis Won, 6-0 Tom Seaver, 6/16/1978 vs St. Louis Won, 4-0 *Johnny Vander Meer, 6/11/1938 vs Boston Won, 3-0 , 9/16/1988 vs Los Angeles () Won, 1-0 *Johnny Vander Meer, 6/15/1938 at Brooklyn Won, 6-0 Homer Bailey, 9/28/2012 at Pittsburgh Won, 1-0 Clyde Shoun, 5/15/1944 vs Boston Won, 1-0 Homer Bailey, 7/2/2013 vs San Francisco Won, 3-0 * Johnny Vander Meer is the only pitcher in Major League history to throw no-hitters in consecutive appearances